David Blaine: lessons in attention-whoring

The critical flaw in this plan is that humans are not supposed to hang upside-down for extended periods of time. The scariest thing about roller-coasters isn't the intensity of the ride, it's the fear that you could get stuck at the top of a loop and after ten minutes your brains would drip out your ears.

David Blaine is learning human physiology the hard way. He can't stay upside-down for a long time anymore. He gets pulled down and a doctor checks him out.

There's nothing quite like good old American attention-whoring.

a routine check to see if his brain is working properly

I'm not sure if David Blaine realizes what "db" means in some circles.

Economic crisis, war, education, food shortages, boo! Media, get over here! This guy is hanging upside-down like a crazed manbat!